Can addressing your ITO team members hidden questions help you drive performance? According to a recent article by my fellow CIO Update columnist Rajesh Setty titled The IT Manager's Dilemma, taking the time to address your team's unasked questions can do a lot to fast-track your project success. Here is a list of what Setty considers the top basic questions:

What exactly is expected of me? What are the priorities?

How will my performance be measured at the end of this project? What are the success metrics?

How will this project help me in my career growth? In other words what's in it for them?

How will I split my time between "learning" and "doing"? How should they strike a balance between executing and building any newly required skills?

Other important questions include:

Why is this project important to the organization?

How do I achieve work/life balance?

Will my job be outsourced?

What should I do with my career?

What should I do with my life?

What are your thoughts on this topic? Have you worked with managers who fast-tracked their projects through their ability to answer these questions? On the other hand, do you disagree and if so, why?